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Set of Tin Cookie Cutters in Container
Object/Artifact
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Lincoln County Historical Association
Name/Title
Set of Tin Cookie Cutters in Container
Description
Conical tin container in two parts containing a set of ten graduated tin cookie cutters, each of a different pattern.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
American, unknown
Role
Tinsmith
Time Period
late 19th century
Place
Region
Northeast
Continent
North America
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
None
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Container Overall (74.6.K)
Height
21.5 cm
Diameter
11.5 cm
Dimension Notes
Diameter measured at base. Diameter at top: 5 cm.
Dimension Description
Cookie Cutters (74.6.A-J)
Dimension Notes
74.6.A (crinculated pattern) 10 cm diameter; 74.6.B (oak leaf pattern) 9 cm diameter; 74.6.C (maple leaf pattern) 8 cm diameter; 74.6.D (aspen leaf pattern) 7.5 cm diameter; 74.6.E (eliptical pattern) 7 cm diameter; 74.6.F (Roman cross pattern) 6 cm diameter; 74.6.G (crescent pattern) 5.5 cm diameter; 74.6.H (5-pointed star pattern) 5 cm diameter; 74.6.I (diamond pattern) 4.5 cm diameter; 74.6.J (triangle pattern) 3.5 cm diameter.
Material
Metal (tinned iron)
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Notes
Even by 1974 it was noticed that the tinning was beginning to flake and that there was a degree of rust evident.
